Word of the Day:
accusation
What It Means
The act of accusing.
A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
An allegation.
ungrounded accusations
Accusation in Context
“We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honour every good tongue blesses.”
Did You Know?
First attested in the late 14th century. Inherited from Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French: accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse + -ation.
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